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It is now controlled by Chemins de fer du Sénégal (CFS). Passenger services are operated by Les Grands trains du Sénégal SA (GTS-SA). International passenger trains ceased in 2010 and freight trains ceased in 2018. A scheduled passenger service between Kayes and Bamoko, 487 km, (both in Mali) restarted in 2023. [6] [7]
15 four-car Coradia Polyvalent trainsets [10] The trainsets are mainline dual-mode trains (diesel and electric 25 kV) capable of running at speeds of 160 km/h (99 mph). ). Each trainset is 72 metres (236 ft 3 in) long with four cars and has a capacity for 531 passengers in two classes (first and sec
My Brother from Senegal (French: Mon frangin du Sénégal) is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Guy Lacourt and starring Raymond Bussières, Annette Poivre and Noël Roquevert. [ 1 ] The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié .
(in French) Collectivités locales from Republic of Senegal Government site, l'Agence de l'informatique de l'État (ADIE). (in French) Map of main subdivisions and more detailed maps on subdivisions (in French) Décret fixant le ressort territorial et le chef lieu des régions et des départements, décret n°2002-166 du 21 février 2002.
Located in the northwest of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River, and 320 kilometres (200 mi) north of Senegal's capital city Dakar. It had a population of 254,171 in 2023. [ 1 ] Saint-Louis was the capital of the French colony of Senegal from 1673 until 1902 and French West Africa from 1895 until 1902, when the capital was moved to Dakar.
The Communes of Senegal are the fourth-level administrative divisions in Senegal (below country, region and department). There are some 121 communes in Senegal which have urban status ( communes de ville ), apart from 46 communes d'arrondissement in the large towns and 370 rural communities ( communautés rurales ) in the countryside.
Senegal is bordered by Mauritania in the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast, and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal also borders The Gambia , a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia river, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country.
The Thiès Region has always been occupied by the Serer people since the ancient Serers and their ancestors.However, in the pre-colonial period, more so around the 16th century, the Wolof immigrants among others have settled in. [3] [4] [5] Like the Fatick Region, the entire Thiès Region is strongly Serer and one of the most important of Serer country.